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Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
I used to think the same way you do, Frank, until I realized what a big general bust 2009 is gonna be. Quick to market? WHAT market?
Smartphones and netbooks are selling well. People buy these devices despite the bad economy.

Except that its name has no momentum whatsoever, and that the form factor might be odd, a MID/tablet could sell as some kind of device inbetween netbook and smartphone.

I think Nokia could goof off this year and still be okay... anyone releasing major new stuff this year may see that backfire.
Several new products have been announced including touchscreen based mid-end & high-end smartphones. Every other major mobile (smart)phone corporation is catching on with touchscreen smartphones. We're waiting for the market leader in mobile phone sector to catch up...

Still, you have a good point that the damage would be less than in a thriving economy. So a focus on more lower and mid-end products would make sense.

Frank, we know roughly when Fremantle is released because we received a rough timeline (on the Maemo summit). Furthermore, we know a Fremantle release is tied to a product release, and we know details about the new hardware the Fremantle is going to be released. Add it all up and do the math.

That said, Nokia sure is quiet at CES 2009...
Many corporations are cutting costs on expos. These gatherings have been going downfall since the Internet is getting more and more the status quo of communication. And why not...
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